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Somalian leader Hassan Sheikh has allegedly stashed $260 million into offshore Swiss bank accounts, a move that has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. and European anti-money laundering agencies. The funds ...

Somalilandsun: The chairman of the Somaliland ruling WADANI party, Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan, today held a meeting with some of the Economic Committee of the women’s wing of the Wadani party in the state ...

Somalilandsun: The growing alliance between the Shiite rebels of the Ansar Allah group (better known as Houthis) and the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab represents an increasingly concrete threat to ...

Somalilandsun- A Ugandan military court has found two officers guilty of cowardice as Islamist fighters stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May. Majors Zadock Abor and John Oluka ran away ...

Somalilandsun: The fierce electoral competition in Somaliland – coupled with clan politics and governance challenges – makes it important to understand the implications of the de facto independent ...

Somalilandsun: Somalia’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)—the country’s roadmap for climate mitigation and adaptation—does more than outline the country’s climate ambitions. It recognizes ...

Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahar Adam shakes hands with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung July 23. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Somalilandsun: Taiwan passport holders can now resume business ...

Somaliland Sun – The Somaliland Port of Zeila, if built again, would be important as it lies on the vital route of the Suez Canal-Indian Ocean waterway and would be a useful addition for ease of both ...

SLSUN: The Caucus of Opposition Parties (CoP), a coalition of six Ethiopian opposition groups, has accused the ruling Prosperity Party of transforming the nation into a “war economy.” This according ...

President Irro at meet with UK envoy to Somalia and Somaliland Amb Charles King at the Presidency in Hargeisa Somalilandsun: The President of the Republic of Somaliland, His Excellency Abdirahman ...

Somalilandsun: Somalia where clan and personal interests take precedent over national matters faces a bleak future. This assessment comes from Marko Haikkola a senior Finnish military officer attached ...